Hello.
Grey Cat needs to lose some weight. Last time we took him to the vet he weighed 17 pounds, they said he needed to lose 2 since he is a big boy. He probably has only gained a pound or so in the last year. The problem is he loves food and I suspect he eats the lions share out of the three of my cats.
He's 12 years old. Since he was young he has had meow mix dry free fed (parents choice- he came to live with me about 3 years ago) in addition to wet food in the morning and in the evening. All 3 of the cats get fed the same and I would like to keep it that way since I feed them before going to work in the morning. They get a big scoop of dry food (which is maybe 1 1/2 cups?) in the morning which I do not replenish. They get 1 can of fancy feast in the morning too which they all share. Then at the end of the day another can of fancy feast for dinner. I have experimented with more wet food but they never finish it so this is the amount I landed on.
Not sure how to feed them less, they eat all the food I give, except for the dry they always leave some in there, sometimes more, sometimes less. They never act hungry. But I don't think they get so much food that I could feed them less and feel like I was doing right by them.
I was at the store and bought Purina Cat chow this time because it has 2 percent more protein. But then looked online and everyone says its no good... I'm at a loss. Cant spend more than $20 on a 15 pound bag of food. (a little more is ok.)
I was thinking of Purina One indoor formula. SInce it says its good for weight loss. And has 38% protein compared with 34% if my memory serves me right that the cat chow has. Does anyone feed this? Suggestions? Thoughts? Since we moved from the apartment to the house and he's been able to go out and get more excersize. Plus all the stairs. But I can tell its not enough and I want to in general just see if I can feed him better.
I should also mention just for a total picture we are having a peeing issue (peeing a ton outside the litter box. A problem he has always intermittently had especially with stress like moving but its ALOT so I want to be sure) he is seeing the vet for in November. I'm also calling them every day when they open to see if we can get in sooner.)
Grey Cat needs to lose some weight. Last time we took him to the vet he weighed 17 pounds, they said he needed to lose 2 since he is a big boy. He probably has only gained a pound or so in the last year. The problem is he loves food and I suspect he eats the lions share out of the three of my cats.
He's 12 years old. Since he was young he has had meow mix dry free fed (parents choice- he came to live with me about 3 years ago) in addition to wet food in the morning and in the evening. All 3 of the cats get fed the same and I would like to keep it that way since I feed them before going to work in the morning. They get a big scoop of dry food (which is maybe 1 1/2 cups?) in the morning which I do not replenish. They get 1 can of fancy feast in the morning too which they all share. Then at the end of the day another can of fancy feast for dinner. I have experimented with more wet food but they never finish it so this is the amount I landed on.
Not sure how to feed them less, they eat all the food I give, except for the dry they always leave some in there, sometimes more, sometimes less. They never act hungry. But I don't think they get so much food that I could feed them less and feel like I was doing right by them.
I was at the store and bought Purina Cat chow this time because it has 2 percent more protein. But then looked online and everyone says its no good... I'm at a loss. Cant spend more than $20 on a 15 pound bag of food. (a little more is ok.)
I was thinking of Purina One indoor formula. SInce it says its good for weight loss. And has 38% protein compared with 34% if my memory serves me right that the cat chow has. Does anyone feed this? Suggestions? Thoughts? Since we moved from the apartment to the house and he's been able to go out and get more excersize. Plus all the stairs. But I can tell its not enough and I want to in general just see if I can feed him better.
I should also mention just for a total picture we are having a peeing issue (peeing a ton outside the litter box. A problem he has always intermittently had especially with stress like moving but its ALOT so I want to be sure) he is seeing the vet for in November. I'm also calling them every day when they open to see if we can get in sooner.)